Originally Posted by Stihl27
How many of you taken coyotes with a 22 or 17 hmr? My 17hmr lays them out



Only two….one with a 22 mag…. 40 yards…. Spun and run about 15 yards.

One with a 22 lr…subsonic suppressed…...30 yards…. Dropped at the shot…..cns…. Base of neck.

All in all, I am not comfortable with 22mag or 22 lr…..unless at short ranges and only if precise shot placement is possible. In my area, I want a “shot & drop” so they don’t over to my neighbors property. However, I had a conversation once with a ranch hand who just used whatever was handy, usually a 22lr…. He said it killed ‘em just fine but I am pretty sure he didn’t care if they ran off somewhere and died. He really didn’t like coyotes.


Now working up a couple of rifles…. One is a suppressed 204…. Will see how it works.

Last edited by TF49; 06/09/21.
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